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FRIDAY, APR. 6; 1951

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Eye Pro Ranks

Other 6 College Cagers Waver Between ‘No’ and ‘Undecided’

it’s a cinch they'll be at their

the Indianapolis Olympians in the second annual Indian-|the Masters apolis Times charity basketball game.

Only two say flatly that| they do not want to play professional basketball. Two!

others are undecided and another two say, “probably.”

n us LJ THESE stars, the top college"

senior basketball players in the state this season, should be able to find pro spots after graduation this year. And they will be out! to impress any scouts that might attend the game Apr. 14. These boys were picked for The Times All-Star team by five of the state's leading coaches, Branch McCracken of Indiana; Eddy, Purdue; Tony Hi 1¢;”" Butler; Ed (Moose) Krause, Notre Dame, and Angus Nicoson, Indiana Central, because of their cage achievements during their college careers. Let's take a look at those who want to play professional basketball next season.

o ” » BOTH OF Evansville College's representatives want to join the play-for-pay boys. They are Bob Barnett and Bob Sakel.

a By JIM HEYROCK NINE OF THE 15 Indiana Collage All-Stars have am-

bitions to continue their basketball careers ag professionals. With these college stars seeking to crash the pro ranks,

Star-Heavy Field Bunched In Masters

Fazio Is Stroke AheaOf Snead, Mangrum

By WILLIAM TUCKER United Preys: Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. Apr. 6—T sharpest field in the history o Golf Tournamen started the second round toda with “forgotten man” Georg: Smith, the husky Franklin Col- Fazio holding a one-stroke lead lege forward, was chosen to the Fazio, who lost the playoff o all-Hoosier Conference team this !ast year's National Open to Be season. {Hogan and was neglected in th “8 & tumult over Ben's first big vic OTHERS with professional am- tory after his 1949 auto smashw bitions are Glenn Bahler of Pur-/carded a 4-under-par 68 in yester due, Jack ‘Brown of Indiana, Jim day’s opening round of the Ma Ove of Valparaiso, and Evan ter. Fine of Canterbury. Fazio is a balding little pr Indiana’s Bill Tosheff is “unde- from Connshohocken, Pa. wh cided,” John Stauffer of DePauw has been at the game for year: and Norm Wilhelmi of Taylor are He had no illusions about hi probables,” ‘while Purdue’s Norm one-stroke lead over a powe: Grong: says, “Not at the pres- packed group right behind hir en ime.” Neil Fichtel of Notre Putter Was Working

Dame says, “No.” The All-Stars arrive Sunday “I didn’t three-putt a sing and will be quartered in two B5T¢en and that's why I was ab’ to post a good score with a fe:

fraternity houses at Butler University, Phi Delta Theta Pirdies,” he pointed. out. “But can't afford to get excited ove

and Lambda Chi Alpha. Coach Tony Hinkle will call the boys being ahead for one day. Tr morrow it'll be somebody else.”

together for their first drill Monday morning. They will | The game's big names bunche

best Apr. 14 when they meet

have a two-a-day practice Cl0sely behind Fazio included Sar

schedule during the week. Snead of White Sulphur Spring: * 5 a |W. Va., and lean and hungr: 2x THE game, scheduled to Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago, hott start at 8 p. m,, the All-Stars will with 69's, and Hogan, with a 70.

be clad in white basketball shoes H y furnished by the Converse Rub- A te ea phy 2

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win the 1950 Masters but col-

) ber and white uniforms, Japsed 0 ) h Barnett is 6-215 while Sakel is trimmed in red and blue, furn- overwhelming LE

a half inch taller. Both have piled ished by the Em-Roe up plenty of records at Evansville. Goods Co. Barnett holds the four-year scoring record while |

Sakel led they to keep . their uniforms after

geason with 450 points»in 30 Lord EIgin wrist watches.

The players will be permitted {

Sporting and his 70 put him in a comfort-

‘able position. . Hogan was hurting with every stroke here a year ago but he now

{that made him golf's biggest

A spectacular show is planned money winner for five various

games, | William (Gus) Moorhead of for halftime. .The Butler Band years. Hanover and Lloyd Smith of and Butler Co-Eds, under the

Franklin also want to be pros. supervision of Chuck Henzie, willl

Moorhead has been outstanding present a revue. at both guard and forward in, Alex Groza, the

playing at Madison High School.' of Commerce.

Today's Sport Parade—

Pennants Fly On Stout Wings {

Fate of Contenders Hangs On Whether Hurlers Hold Up

By OSCAR FRALEY

United Press iy NEW YORK, Apr. 6—With the probable pennant contenders picked before the first pitch, the biggest question

today concerning the approaching major league races was

whether last season's big guns of the mound can come back effectively in 1951.

On the basis of past performance, spring training form,

personnel improvements and, a Hook oo Zt " it a jothers are Han rowy, h adjustments, it is an accepted p51 “Joe Dobson. Bob Ferner theory that there will be no Joe Hatten, Freddie Hutchinson, great changes made in the stand- Max Lanier, Ed Lopat, Allie Reyingd. None of the bottom teams nolds, Warren Spahn and Paul are expected to come charging out | Trout. of no where to hit the jackpot. = » ” AND, on each of those near the

ALL OF which means that a number of notable pitchers have not been "able to tack together four winning seasons in a row. This includes such standouts as

ceded a chance, da Hal Newhouser,. who had two all have pitching strings of three winning years; strength which Johnny Sain, who won 20 or more

in four of the last five years but

could be a ques- 3 8 had a 10-17 mark in 1949; Howie

tion mark.

T he ~ Phillies, Pollet, Ewell Blackwell, Larry for instance, need g Jansen, Preacher Roe, Harry another big year Brecheen, Virgil Trucks, Lou ’ Bob Lemon

out of Jim Kon- Brissie and Early Wynn. stanty. The Cleveland Indians Consider the case of Lemon. have to receive a fat winning With Bob Feller's famed fast ball effort from Bob Lemon. And so now ambling up to the plate, it goes for each of the teams who -LLemon has become the siege gun will be in on the flag fracas. of the Indian staff in the last Yet, of all the pitchers current- three years. He was a winner the lv active in the majors, only 12 year previous, too, but with an of them have had four seasons in average 11-5 mark. a row in which they bettered the Since then he has set the .500 mark—winning more games Jeague afire with 20-14 in 1948, than they lost. 22-10 in 1949 and a league- _ Lemon is one of them. The leading 23-11 last season. That's four winning seasons in a row—

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lowed by a bad one. | Sain in 1948 won 24 games. The next season he skidded to a 10-17 | mark.

Olympians’ college and was picked on the great center, will be honored at All - Southeastern Conference halftime when he is presented team way back when he was, with gifts by the Junior Chamber

Jinx Shattered

tered an old Masters jinx when /{they shot through the back nine |{in 33. It has always been tougher {to come in than go out, although {both sides are registered at /par 36. | Alling Bobby Jones, now sitting out the Masters on the porch of his cottage near the club house, watched a field of big current names stay close behind the leaders in the tournament he founded in 1934 after his retirement. Behind Hogan's 70, Lew Wor-

‘sham, Oakmont, Pa.; Byron Nel-

son, Roanoke, Tex.; Dick Mayer, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Johnny Bulla, Phoenix, Ariz.,, had 71's. | Best amateur scores for the {first round were by Diek Chapiman of Pinehurst, N. C., and {Juan Segura of Buenos Aires, {they had par 72's along with veteran pro Lawson Little of (Monterey, Cal. Segura’s fellow-Argentine, Roberto De Vicenzo, started like a 'Pampus tornado with a 34 on the first nine but called off at 41 on the second nine for a 75 total. De Vicenzo is a pro.

Grove, Pleasant Run

Golfers" to Meet

| The South Grove Golf Club wiil imeet at 8 p. m. tonight to discuss plans for opening of the coming golf season. The Pleasant Run Golf Club will also meet at 8 p. m. Charles Killion is president, the session is open to all golfers.

Speedway Golfers Open Club Play

It wasn't the sudden arrival of spring weather that caused it— Speedway Golf Club had planned to have its official opening (tomorrow regardless of the weather. To open the season officially, Speedway Golf course members will have a two-day blind par tournament tomorrow and Sunday, and a buffet supper tomorrow, Wilbur Shaw, Speedway president, will be the official opener at the get-together. Course manager Clarence Cagle will go over {the new improvements and Speedway Pro Chuck Garringer will talk about the 1951 season at the club.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

PAGE 29

ull Nine-Inning Route For Tribe

BE Bl Lefthander to Pitch Against Chattanooga Tomorrow or Sunday

Exhibition Game Rained Qut, Indians And Little Rock Try Again Today

" BULLETIN LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Apr. 6—The Indianapolis Indians’ game with the Little Rock Travelers scheduled for this afternoon, was called off on account of wet grounds and threatening weather which brought on a cold wind. The team was to depart for Chattanooga later in the day.

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

LITTLE ROCK Ark. Apr. 6—Johnny McCall, the fidgety lefthander, will be the first member of the Indianapolis mound staff to tackle the nine-inning route this spring. The all-important test comes up in Chattanooga tomorrow, if the Indians are able to get In a game with the Little Rock Travelers here today. Otherwise, McCall will try the marathon distance in Chattanooga Sunday. er eee vm e—— Bill Rose and Fred Strobel, 8et and Gearhart delivered the both righthanders, were slated to first two, which was several years share the Tribe " ago. mound assign- Another Tribe player wellment at Travel- {known in Little Rock is Frank ers’ Field here § | Papish, veteran southpaw, who this afternoon in pitched three years of wartime a contest booked | baseball for the Travelers.

to start at 1:30, ‘Smoke Signals . :

sld man weath- ! 'r permitting. | LITTLE ROCKS from Liftle The exhibition | Rock: ittraction sched- On a slow train through Aruled between the kansas, made famous in drumRedskins and mers’ joke books of bygone days, the “Rocks” yes- Was a cannonball compared to terday was {the train that hauled the Indians washed out by a heavy shower from Memphis to Little Rock. It after both clubs completed bat- was 1 hour and 15 minutes late ting practice and were preparing As a result, the boys had to skip for infield exercise. After wait- lunch yesterday to reach the ball

Eddie Ash

A MASTERFUL TRY—Jimmy Demaret (left) gives a glad hand to George Fazio after the ling until 2:30, General Manager park in time for practice.

golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Of course, George is happy. He |Ray Winder of the Travelers

888 tial play. called off hostilities with the ap- EN ROUTE to Little Rock, a

‘Baseball

Billy

Briefs—

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today stamped himself a leadin | Braves’ opener. Bickford, who pitched a no-hi

last season, became the first Boston hurler to go nine innings yes- cific Coast league tcam and Gen-|forecast more

terday as the Braves shaded the Oklahoma City. So, Manager Billy Southworth has a pleasant problem—which of his three aces to lead off with Apr. 17? Johnny Sain hasn't permitted an earned run in 18 in‘nings this spring and Warren Spahn has shown his 21-game (form of 1950. .in his. recent outings. Spahn got the nod last season and Sain the year before. It may be Bickford's< turn this time. go This DiMag Hi i AUGUSTA, Ga/— Dom Di- ! Maggio hit two homers and Ted Williams, Lou Boudreau {| and Mike Guerra also hit for the circuit as the Boston Red Sox swamped th: Savannah Indians of the Sally League, 15 to 0, yesterday. Williams and Boudreau each conneéted with two men on base.

‘Howe Notches 3d Straight, 9-1

The Schrier brothers and Pitcher Dick Stanley kept Howe's baseballers looking like an earlyseason power today. Howe notched its third straight victory this season yesterday, beating Greenwood, 9 to 1. Stanley, who fanned a dozen hitters, (gave Howe its third straight twohit performance. The Hornets banged across six runs in the sixth inning Bill -.Fox singled In Bob Henninger and Dick Schrier blasted his second triple of the game in the sixth with bases full.

Howe AB HOE Grnwd AB HOA D.Schr'rss 4 2 2 ) Pearlerss 4 0 0 1 Callon, ct 4 0 0 0Jewell,3b 31110 B.Schr'rlf 3 1 0 0iNav.ct 3 000 Rogers,1b 2 0 4 0 Whitakerp 2 1 0 3 Henngr.,rf 3 0 0 0 Fayv.p 0000 Miller,2b 2 0 0 0 Martin.c 3.0423 Otto,2b 1 0 1 0 Doub.lf 1010 Fox.3b 3 2 0 0Davis.2b 30490 Merchantc 10 7 OWright,lb. 2 0 7 -0 Hollenbk.c- 0 0 5 1 Burtonxf 230060 Pirtle.c 0 0 2 0OCHarrtson.rf 1 0 0 0 Stanley.p 3104 Garrison,p 0 0 0 1 Totals 26 621 7 Totals 25 217 6 Greenwood sa 010 000 0—1 Howe ‘ 001 206 x—9 Errors—Stanley, Miller, Pearler, Jewell, Davis, Wrigh Runs—D. BSchrier 2. Fox

2, Hollenbec 2, B. Schrier, Whitaker, Stanley, Doub Runs Batted In—D. Schrier, 3, anley 2, B. Schrier, Fox Two=Base Hit—B. =+Schrier. Three-Base’ Hits—D. Schrier 2, Stanley Stolen Bases -~ B. Schrier 2, Callon, Whita-

Iker, Martin Martin to Wright. Left On Bases—Howe §, {Greenwood 6. Bases On Balls—Off Stanley 2, Whitaker 5 Struck Out—By Stanley 13, Garrison 2, Whitaker 3. Hits—Off Stanley 2 in 6 innings {Whitaker 5 in 5'; innings; Fay 1 in innings Hit: By Pitcher—By Stanley | tWhitaker), Garrison (Wright); Whitaker | (Henninger) Passed ~~ Balls—Merchant, Martin. Balk—Whitaker

Davis. Doub. Double Plays—

. O'Brien and Butler. K Time—2:08

To Pitch Opener for Braves on Apr. 17

Purple Aces in scoring this past, the game and also will be given ‘has regained the poise and health |

Vern Becomes First Boston Hurler to Go Full Route as Oklahoma City Bows, 4-3 in the Pacific Coast League.

| By United P: 1 JACKSON, Miss., Apr. 6—Vern Bickford, a 19-game winner, closed sum yesterday after refus- gautels of the Little Rock team. players and other passengers

Garrison 0 in 1 innings; |

Winning pitcher, ! itanley, Losing pitcher, Whitaker. Umpires

very Joaug youngster occupied a : sea his charmi oun Tickets on Sale {mother in the Indians’ i :

The Victory Field box office | During a brief small-town stop, will be open tomorrow and Sun- the happy lad glanced out the day from 9 a. m. until 3 p. m. (window and saw an assortment for the sale of opening day of family laundry draped on a (Apr. 17) tickets. |back-yard clothes line. He shouted The box office is open 9 a. m. gleefully: “Oh, Mommie, that lowing the sale of veteran Eddie| unt) 5 pi m. on week days. long underwear looks like Lake to the 8an Francisco Seals — Daddy's.” proval of Managers Don Gutter- . As his mother blushed, all card Lake was sold for an undis- {dge of the Indians and Gene De- games in the car busted up as

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rth May Call on Bickford

ling to accept a cut from his $10,-| More Mois Forecast howled. didat. i eo Q g ‘candidate to pitch the Boston 6 salary of 1950. Lake finally | But the rains came again last a, 8. a ROYCE LINT helped enter-

irequested that he be sold to a Pa- night and the Weather Bureau tter against the Brooklyn Dodgers Bg tain by 508 & Mo ar

“scattered show-! or t ony, eral Manager Billy Evans granted ers” for today. | Snerd act. He imitates Edgar klahoma City Indians, 4 te 3, ip 18° 3% In the event the teams suc- Bergen's voice well enough to Seals Get Lake

: ceeded in getting together this, get plenty of laughs that come | MEMPHIS—Little Connie Berry Dodger Rookie Stars

|afternoon, the Indians were from deep down. Thin Man ‘was the key utility man of the’ ATLANTA — Rookie Rocky]

{going to be hard-pressed for Lint is that good. i ’ i al time. a = = Detroit Tigers’ infield today fol- Bridges may yet open the season] The Chattanooga choo - choo WHITEY PLATT still is strut.

y= « lat third base for the Brooklyn! was marked up to depart at 4:20 Tg ye ll N00 ile run he Exhibition Baseball |Dodgers. © p.m. and a time limit was set Tn "AiO ea ot . ‘on_play, with no inning to start e donor called me up,” said

By United Press | Only 48 hours after Manager, after 3 p. m. Washington Ga IVESVILLE, 200s 10 3 Charley Dressen said Bobby Mor-|

ci th (N) 005 030 10x-—9 10 ly ti -| B ond homer to cle 0 nennsti (N. . 005 030 itx—3 i0 3 gan probably would start the sea- chattanooga tomorrow isn’t core- lear the fénce so

and Grasso: Wehmeier, s8mith (8) and SOn at the hot corner, Bridges pulsory. It's an expe ent and he could give me $400. Said he Dosing Pitcher Consucera.” Home Run. took over and his 10th-inning sin- rests with McCall himself. John- Was at the game. ? oR AEREONVILLE. FLA gle gave the Dodgers a 5-to-4 vie- ny gladly accepted. but he will A teammate chimed in, Well, (10 Inings) = tory over the Philadelphia Phillies. have the privilege of calling for did you thank the good man? Eniladeiphis /N) 200 36 toa 24 13 3° A 23-year-old right-handed bat- help if his arm gives out. If Surely,” said Platt, “and 1 peintsciman. Thompson (#);,.Clistante ter, Bridges hit 280 for the Dodg- this should happen, young Joe 81s0 suggested that if he thought Romano (8) and Campanella, Edwards (8). ers’ Montreal farm club in the In- Stelmack will take over. about it in that way, then why not give me an extra hundred

“Whitey, “and believe it or not, he McCall's full-route attempt in Said he was pulling for my sec-

inte, “Home Run_Jucholsen. ©" ternational League last season. | Riddle, Too Sy ma a Boston (A) SAVANN A500 300—18 13 1 Early Wynn Has It |, Second Tribe hurler to try the ; i. 0 ony joking, though. But Savannah (SAL) 000 000 000— 0 7 2 full nine innings will be the vet- ’ McDermott. Hinrichs (7) and Guerra it didn’t work. Any of you fel-

J mott. i. FT. WORTH—Early Wynn of eran righthander, Elmer Riddle, ne Winnin ‘Pitcher—Mcper- the Cleveland Indians showed ‘o- in Chattanooga Sunday. “His re- lows wan : lo carry my luggage “Wiliams. Guerra. Boudreau. DiMasEio Soy he 8 Rady to wap 18 Pacennent: {E veqsey, Wil. ve or .» 2) : victories of 1950—and possibly Johnny Hutchings. WHEN Pitcher Preston Elkins (Called End ofS 1nninge—Fire tn stanan enter the 20-victory class. While at the Little Rock park banged out two hits in two times

and Spaziano. Winning

Fiisbuln IN 000 180—3 3 § Wynn gave promise of getting yesterday, Lloyd Gearhart of the at bat the other night, Johnny | pp empeey, een (6) 1,309 MeCul flough; off to a fast start once the Ameri- Indians pointed out the spot where! McCall's spring training: prestige Dempsey. : can League season begins by sur- he hit two drives over the 30-foot was shorn of some of its glitter. New York To HOUSTON. ojos 7 1 Viving a five-run first inning and high center field barrier that Basking in the limelight as “the Cleveland (A)

111 020 001— 6 10 2 going on to beat the New York measures 380-feet from the plate. greatest hitting pitcher in the

and Hosen Tlastar SFitener “Bowman Giants, 6 to 5. He was the second He achieved the feat while play- game,” a tag pinned on him by

Home Run—Mitchell. ’ aime amine army, oxi, Cleveland pitcher is as many days ing for Atlanta and was the first teammates, he’s now tabbed us

Boston (N) Air Team 000 064 000— 4 8 3 to go the distance. Mike Garcia slugger to make it. Fact is, only “just one of the greatest,” with Ok tor Cana Cobper. Beaates. Pavnicn Pitched nine innings Wednesd~~ five homers have cleared that tar- a nod to Elkins.

Bickford and Cooper: Beazley, —_— . 8 — —— la i —— Open Monday 'Til 8 P.M.—Tuesday thru Saturday 'Til 5:30 P.M: cmmmmmmm——

6) and Jones. Losing Pitcher, Beazley.

AT COLUMBUS, GA. St. «Louis (Ny 110 61C 000— 9 12 © Columbus (SAL) 000 000 040— 4 7 4 Mizell, Poholsky (4), Yuhas (71 and Garagiola: Boyer, Bryant (51, Michaeleck +8) and Kahn, Clark (8), Winning Pitcher, Mizell. Losing Pitcher, Boyer. Home Run— Schoendienst AT SAN ANTONIO, TEX. New York (A) 222 041 200—13 18 © San Antonio (Tex) 1 Byrne, Muncrief (6) and Berra: Tassin, O'Donnell (5) and Mancuso, Johnson (5). Winning Pitcher, Byrne. Losing Pitcher. | Tassin. Home Runs—Woodling (3), Dyck, Martin, Balcina - AT SAN ANTONIO. TEX. St. Louis 1A) wars 12 Brooks Gen. Hos. . 912 Sleater, Overmire, Fannin, Pillette a Kluttz; Hudson, Fetzer and Keefe AT SHREVEPORT. LA. Boston (N) ‘train team vs. Chicago (A) cancelled, rain.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Portland 6. San Francisco -2 Los Angeles 12. San Diego 4. Hollywood 4, Seattle 1 Sacramento 10, Oakland 3

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